Product Name NOROX KP-9 Thermoset

DESCRIPTION

NOROX KP-9 is a methyl ethyl ketone peroxide in phlegmatiser for the curing of unsaturated
polyester resins at ambient temperature in combination with cobalt accelerators.

TYPICAL PROPERTIES

Active oxygen content: 9.0 - 9.2 %

Free hydrogen peroxide content: 1.6 - 1.8 %
Water content: 1.5 %
Appearance: Colourless and clear liquid
Density at 20°C: 1.12 - 1.15 g/cm3
Viscosity at 20°C: 9 - 15 mPa.s
Flash point: > 80°C (Method: Seta closed cup)
SADT: 65°C
Soluble in: Oxygenated organic solvents
Insoluble in: Water
Storage temperature: Max 30°C. For maximum shelf life max 25°C

APPLICATION

NOROX KP-9 is a general purpose MEKP and is the workhorse of the United Initiators line. NOROX
KP-9 gives consistent room temperature performance with both resins and gelcoats. A reliable product
of remarkable purity, NOROX KP-9 assures quality in almost every system. Suitable applications are:
Hand lay-up, spray-up, RTM, continuous laminating, centrifugal casting, filament winding, polyester
concrete and vacuum infusion. A single MEKP initiator formulation cannot provide optimum results in all
resin systems. Evaluation of each MEKP in each resin intended for use is absolutely essential before
full-scale manufacturing is attempted.

CURE CHARACTERISTICS
A reactivity test with an unsaturated polyester resin gave the following results:

Resin: Orthophthalic polyester Temperature: 25°C

Initiator %: 1.5 Accelerator % 0,5% (1% cobalt)

Initiator Gel time Time to peak Peak exotherm

Min min temp °C
NOROX KP-9 25 61 88
NOROX KP-100 18 48 106
NOROX SG-10 13 44 101
 Reactivity of NOROX MEKPs
120

110

100

90
Temperature/°C

80 SG-10

70
KP-100
60

50 KP-9
40

30

20
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65
Time/minutes

PACKAGING, SHIPPING & AVAILABILITY

• The standard package sizes of NOROX KP-9 are 5 kg and 25 kg in polyethylene bottles.
• NOROX KP-9 is available pre-dyed in 25kg bottles. Please see United Initiators TDS for Peroxide
Dye Concentrates.
• Classification – Please refer to the specific NOROX KP-9 Safety Data Sheet (SDS) under section 14
& 15, shipping & regulatory information. NOTE: SDS’s for all United Initiators products may be
requested by contacting the company.
• NOROX KP-9 is available through a global distributor network. Call United Initiators for the name of
the distributor in your area.

United Initiators AB
Engelbrektsgatan 43B, SE-11432 Stockholm, Sweden
Phone +46 8 545 121 60 · Fax +46 8 545 121 70 · email order-sweden@united-in.com
www.united-initiators.com

For further information about peroxides for Thermoset please contact www.united-in.com

Disclaimer
This information and all further technical advice are reflecting our present knowledge and experience based on internal tests with local raw materials with the
purpose to inform about our products and applications. The information should not be construed as guaranteeing specific properties of products described or their
suitability for a particular application, nor as providing complete instructions for use. The information implies no guarantee for product and shelf life properties,
nor any liability or other legal responsibility on our part, including with regard to existing third party intellectual property rights, especially patent rights. We
reserve the right to make any changes according to technological progress or further developments.

Application and usage of our products based on our technical advice is out of our control and sole responsibility of the user. The user is not released from the
obligation to conduct careful inspection and testing of incoming goods in order to verify the suitability for the intended application.